FY2014

New Partners Join Collaborative Effort to Explore Methods to Improve Energy Efficiency and Grid Operations
Honolulu, Hawaii - The State of Hawaii, Department of Defense (State DOD) has announced that new partners have joined in the collaborative effort to study energy efficiency and grid operations in Hawaii. Asia-Pacific Institute for Resilience & Sustainability (AIRS), Hawai`i Pacific University, Swansea University's Network Science Research Center (NSRC), Synerscope, Furciferi Versuti, and Sensemaking-PACOM Fellowship have joined in with the State of Hawaii's Governor's Office, State DOD (Office of Homeland Security), Hawaiian Electric, Mehta Tech Inc, IBM i2, IBM Center for Resiliency and Sustainability, Pacific Disaster Center (managed by the University of Hawaii), and U.S. Pacific Command to study the potential enhancement of the security, reliability, and dependability of the electric grid on Oahu and ways to apply analytics to better predict potential risks and issues, such as natural disasters.

Honolulu Harbor is the life blood for the majority of Hawaii’s goods and if that goes down, the state is ready. On Monday, the state, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy blessed a new mobile crane at Pearl Harbor that will assist with cargo off-loading in the event a natural disaster renders Honolulu Harbor inoperable. ... Read More New mobile crane adds to state’s natural disaster readiness

For Immediate Release Oct. 7, 2014 #2014-0018 Hawaii Air National Guard Tankers Return from Deployment Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam —Two Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG) KC-135 Stratotankers and airmen who had deployed to the U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) returned ... Read More Hawaii Air National Guard Tankers Return from Deployment

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Sept. 19, 2014 #2014-0017 Hawaii Army National Guard September Drill Rescheduled HONOLULU – The Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) has announced that its soldiers who have not yet performed drill in September will hold their Inactive Duty Training (IDT) the weekend of September 27-28. The originally scheduled drill dates for ... Read More Hawaii Army National Guard September Drill Rescheduled

by By Tech. Sgt. Terri Paden PACUNITY Public Affairs 9/15/2014 – MOUNT HAGEN, Papua New Guinea — Pacific Unity has been ongoing in the Asia-Pacific region since 2010, however the current iteration in Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea marks the first time the Air National Guard has taken the lead on the humanitarian assistance based ... Read More HIANG unit conducts first Pacific Unity operation in Papua New Guinea

For Immediate Release Sept. 16, 2014 #2014-0016 Tacloban City, Philippines- State Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Darryll D.M. Wong today led a Hawaii National Guard (HING) delegation in a ceremonial ribbon cutting to dedicate a newly rebuilt and renovated high school in the Philippines that had been badly damaged by Typhoon Haiyan. Officials from the Philippines, ... Read More HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD DEDICATES NEWLY REBUILT SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES